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Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons (Heller) J.F. Macbr.
White Waterleaf
USDA HYFEA
Okanagon Food, Unspecified
Thick roots cooked and eaten.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 37
Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons (Heller) J.F. Macbr.
White Waterleaf
USDA HYFEA
Thompson Food, Forage
Thick roots eaten by cattle.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 37
Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons (Heller) J.F. Macbr.
White Waterleaf
USDA HYFEA
Thompson Food, Unspecified
Thick roots cooked and eaten.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 37
Ipomoea leptophylla Torr.
Bush Morningglory
USDA IPLE
Keresan Drug, Veterinary Aid
Dried, ground root added to water and given to colts to cause them to become large horses.
White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 559
Ipomoea leptophylla Torr.
Bush Morningglory
USDA IPLE
Keresan Drug, Veterinary Aid
Infusion of dried, pulverized root used for fertility of mares and growth of colts.
White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 559
Ipomoea leptophylla Torr.
Bush Morningglory
USDA IPLE
Keresan Other, Ceremonial Items
Root used to make hindquarters of little hobbyhorse 'ridden' by saints in ceremonial impersonations.
White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 559
Ipomoea leptophylla Torr.
Bush Morningglory
USDA IPLE
Sia Drug, Veterinary Aid
Infusion of ground roots used to promote the fertility of horses and the growth of the colts.
White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 284
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Menominee Food, Unspecified
Used in the same way that the white man did.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 68
Juncus textilis Buch.
Basket Rush
USDA JUTE2
Diegueno Fiber, Basketry
Split stems used in basketmaking. Allowed to dry, the stems were split three or four ways into splints and used as wrapping material for coiled baskets, or sometimes as a foundation material in openwork, coiled leaching baskets. Only the lower two feet of the plant, which grows up to eight feet tall, was gathered and used. The plant was collected at any time during the year, but if the centers of the stems were brown, it was not as good for basket making as when the centers were white. Basket designs were formed with the various natural shades of green, tan and brown found in the plant or it was sometimes dyed black.
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 23
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper
USDA JUCA7
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Anticonvulsive
Scorched twigs rubbed on body for fits.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper
USDA JUCA7
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of leaves taken for colds.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper
USDA JUCA7
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of leaves taken for coughs.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper
USDA JUCA7
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of leaves taken by women previous to childbirth to relax muscles.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Anticonvulsive
Scorched twigs rubbed on body for fits.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of leaves taken for colds.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of leaves taken for coughs.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of leaves taken by women previous to childbirth to relax muscles.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Apache, White Mountain Food, Fruit
Berries boiled and eaten.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Keresan Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 561
Juniperus occidentalis Hook.
Western Juniper
USDA JUOCO
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Anticonvulsive
Scorched twigs rubbed on body for fits.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus occidentalis Hook.
Western Juniper
USDA JUOCO
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of leaves taken for colds.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus occidentalis Hook.
Western Juniper
USDA JUOCO
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of leaves taken for coughs.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus occidentalis Hook.
Western Juniper
USDA JUOCO
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of leaves taken by women previous to childbirth to relax muscles.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus occidentalis Hook.
Western Juniper
USDA JUOCO
Apache, White Mountain Food, Fruit
Berries boiled and eaten.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little
Utah Juniper
USDA JUOS
Apache, White Mountain Food, Fruit
Berries boiled and eaten.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.
Rocky Mountain Juniper
USDA JUSC2
Keresan Food, Fruit
Berries eaten raw by hunters while out in the mountains, but better when cooked.
White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 561
Juniperus virginiana L.
Eastern Redcedar
USDA JUVIV
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Used as an ointment for itch, skin diseases and 'white swelling.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of root used as a wash for gonorrheal sores.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 96
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Root powder or decoction of root applied to sores.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 96
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Paiute Drug, Disinfectant
Infusion of root used as a wash for gonorrheal eye infections.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 96
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Paiute Drug, Eye Medicine
Infusion of root used as a wash for gonorrheal eye infections.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 96
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Paiute Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of root taken and used as a wash for gonorrheal eye infections and sores.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 96
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Pima Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of roots taken for pain.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 91
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Pima Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of roots taken for coughs.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 91
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Pima Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of roots applied as poultice to sores caused by 'bad disease.'
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 91
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Pima Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of powdered roots applied to prevent infection on newborn's navel.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 91
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Pima Drug, Disinfectant
Poultice of powdered roots applied to prevent infection on newborn's navel.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 91
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Pima Drug, Eye Medicine
Infusion of twigs used for sore eyes.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 91
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Pima Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of roots taken for fevers.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 91
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Pima Drug, Pediatric Aid
Poultice of powdered roots applied to prevent infection on newborn's navel.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 91
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Pima Drug, Throat Aid
Root chewed for sore throats.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 91
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Pima Dye, Brown
Dry roots ground, boiled in water and used as a brown dye for basket making.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 91
Krameria grayi Rose & Painter
White Ratany
USDA KRGR
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of pulverized root used as a wash for swellings.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 96
Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung
Blue Lettuce
USDA LATAP
Apache, White Mountain Food, Candy
Gummy substance from the root used for chewing gum.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung
Blue Lettuce
USDA LATAP
Navajo Food, Candy
Gummy substance from the root used for chewing gum.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung
Blue Lettuce
USDA LATAP
Zuni Food, Candy
Gummy substance from the root used for chewing gum.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Bottle Gourd
USDA LASI
Keresan Other, Cooking Tools
Used to make dippers.
White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 561
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Bottle Gourd
USDA LASI
Keresan Other, Toys & Games
Used to make rattles.
White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 561
Lathyrus graminifolius (S. Wats.) White
Grassleaf Peavine
USDA LAGR3
Karok Food, Vegetable
Tender plant eaten as greens in the spring.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385
Layia glandulosa (Hook.) Hook. & Arn.
Whitedaisy Tidytips
USDA LAGL5
Cahuilla Food, Porridge
Seeds ground into flour and used with other ground seeds in a mush.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 84